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Gareth Bacon vs Mr Richard Holden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,256 shared comparable votes.

1,251 same votes 5 different votes 1,256 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
65 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
65 Aye 114 No
85 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
70 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 134 shared votes
70 Aye 64 No
65 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
65 Aye 114 No
85 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 649
1,450
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
1,654 eligible divisions
713
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
644
49.0% of votes cast
737
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
669
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Appearances
45
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
72
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
57
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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